Aplicación YC de Flexport

Winter 2014Active

Flexport pasó por Y Combinator en el batch Winter 2014 como una empresa de B2B. Abajo: qué hace la empresa, quién la fundó y su aplicación a YC, reconstruida pregunta por pregunta en el formulario real de YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2014
Industria: B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Tamaño del equipo: 3000
Estado: Active
Lanzado: 2013

Fundadores

Ryan PetersenFounder/CEO

Lo que hace Flexport

Founded in 2013, we believe trade can move the human race forward. That’s why our mission at Flexport is to make global trade easy for everyone. What the internet has done for bits and bytes, Flexport is doing for physical goods: giving every business the ability to connect to any customer, wherever they are in the world. That sounds pretty straightforward, but a fragmented and inefficient global supply chain has held the world back from untapped growth and innovation. By connecting everyone in the global economy we can unlock commerce, creativity, and human progress. To do so, we’re building the platform for global logistics - empowering buyers, sellers and their logistics partners with the technology and services they need to grow and innovate. Today, we work with more than 40,000 customers and their suppliers across industries like manufacturing, retail, electronics, consumer goods, tech, apparel, and beauty. Companies of all sizes - from emerging brands to Fortune 500s - used Flexport technology to move nearly $19B of merchandise across 112 countries in 2021. Interested in joining our team? Check out our open job postings on careers site and apply directly today!

Aplicación YC de Flexport, reconstruida

Solicitud de Y Combinator

Flexport, batch Winter 2014. Las preguntas reales del formulario, respondidas con datos públicos.

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Company

Company name

Flexport

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Platform for global logistics.

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We are building a platform that simplifies global trade by connecting buyers, sellers, and logistics partners with technology and services to coordinate shipments internationally. Our platform tackles the fragmented supply chain and provides transparency and efficiency for global freight forwarding.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We're currently based in San Francisco, CA, and would continue to be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and have access to a deep pool of engineering talent and early customers in tech and manufacturing sectors, which helps us iterate quickly and build the network effects necessary for a logistics platform.

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Preguntas Frecuentes

¿Es esta la aplicación YC real de Flexport?

No. Y Combinator mantiene privadas las aplicaciones enviadas. Esta es una reconstrucción: las preguntas reales del formulario de YC, respondidas a partir de los datos públicos de Flexport (notas de lanzamiento, antecedentes de fundadores, descripción del producto). Muestra cómo una empresa como Flexport se presentaría a YC, no el texto que enviaron.

¿En qué batch de YC estuvo Flexport?

Flexport formó parte del batch Winter 2014 de Y Combinator.

¿Quién fundó Flexport?

Flexport fue fundado por Ryan Petersen.

¿A qué se dedica Flexport?

Platform for global logistics.

¿Cómo leo la aplicación completa reconstruida?

Crea una cuenta gratuita de Round Funded. La versión completa de 26 respuestas de la aplicación de Flexport, y de cada otro batch de YC, está en YC Insights.